Amanda BethSharing the Truths Behind the TRUTH

Sep 12th Monday’s Blog: Speak Blessings

A dear friend of mine recently reminded me of the importance of guarding our tongues. I was putting myself down a bit to my friend when he replied, “Speak blessings over yourself and others or else remain quiet.”

He’s right. Every time we open our mouths we sow good seeds or bad seeds. If we can’t sow good seeds into our lives and the lives of others, then we need to remain silent.

If we kept note of everything we spoke to ourselves and others throughout our day we would quickly see which seeds we’re sowing. Proverbs 18:21 says, “The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.”

We reap what we sow. If we sow negative seeds they will produce bad fruit in our lives. If we sow positive seeds they will produce good fruit in our lives.

What goes into a man’s mouth does not make him ‘unclean,’ but what comes out of his mouth, that is what makes him ‘unclean.

—Matthew 15:11

I decided to go on a fast this month from junk food. I chose to fast from junk food to remind me to cleanse my mind from “junk” thoughts, and cleanse my mouth from “junk” speaking. I wanted to fill my body with healthy foods to remind me to fill my mind with healthy thoughts and fill my mouth with healthy words.

This isn’t easy of course. I’ve already failed a few times and I’m not even halfway through the month. But I know it’s something I need to continue to do if I want to see God produce a fruitful harvest in my life and use me to bless others.

…Plant the good seeds of righteousness, and you will harvest a crop of love….

—Hosea 10:12

Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.

—Colossians 4:6

I found this message written by Kat Heil (www.katheil.com), author of “Say What You Mean: Because You’ll Have What You Say (Kat’s Recipes For Life).”

She wrote, “Take control of your life by thinking about and talking about what you want to happen. Don’t just sit back and see what comes.”

Her book description says:

Words are your life’s story and it matters greatly what you say.  What you say is Vital to your wellbeing.  Not only do the people around you hear what you say, but YOU HEAR what you say as well.  Your words are the direction for your life.  Be it physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, social or financial.

Your ears take in every word you speak.  And every word you speak goes out to accomplish its intended purpose.  YOU were made that way.

Your words, thoughts, beliefs, behavior, and visualizations are interconnected.  You can’t put your FOCUS in one direction and live your life in a completely different direction.

Achieving your dreams and goals can be entirely possible for YOU if you will align your words, thoughts, and beliefs in the same direction.  Your behavior is a direct result of what you believe and perceive.  Your mind will visualize the image you give it.  You have control over what you say, what you believe and what you expect in life.  If you expect success, your mind can picture it. Ask any Gold Medal athlete.

You can change the way you’ve been talking, but first you have to know what you have been saying.  If you’ve been speaking defeat and failure over your life for the past twenty years, it will take some time and practice before that will turn itself around, but the good news is that wrong words and thoughts can be turned into right words and thoughts.”

Note: Thanks, Kat, for kindly allowing me to share your quotes.

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**Prayer for the week**

Heavenly Father,

We praise You for reminding us of the importance of guarding our tongues. We ask that You continue to fill our hearts with love so that our mouths would speak blessings, not curses. Help us to hold our tongues when we’re tempted to sow negative seeds. Help us to cast down negative thoughts and keep our minds focused on You.

In Jesus’ precious name, Amen!

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